# White House Director of Legislative Affairs

The White House Director of Legislative Affairs, officially the Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs, is part of the senior staff of the president of the United States. The officeholder is responsible for developing and promoting the legislative agenda of the president and coordinating with members of both houses of Congress.
The legislative director, who is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the president, without the need for United States Senate confirmation, is usually given an office in the West Wing of the White House.

## Directors

| Name | Start | End | President |
| Jerry Persons | January 20, 1953 | October 7, 1958 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961) |
| Bryce Harlow | October 7, 1958 | January 20, 1961 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961) |
| Larry O'Brien | January 20, 1961 | November 3, 1965 | John F. Kennedy (1961–1963) |
| Larry O'Brien | January 20, 1961 | November 3, 1965 | Lyndon Johnson (1963–1969) |
| Vacant | November 3, 1965 | May 1967 | Lyndon Johnson (1963–1969) |
| Barefoot Sanders | May 1967 | January 20, 1969 | Lyndon Johnson (1963–1969) |
| Bryce Harlow | January 20, 1969 | November 5, 1969 | Richard Nixon (1969–1974) |
| Bill Timmons | November 5, 1969 | December 31, 1974 | Richard Nixon (1969–1974) |
| Bill Timmons | November 5, 1969 | December 31, 1974 | Gerald Ford (1974–1977) |
| Max Friedersdorf | December 31, 1974 | January 20, 1977 | Gerald Ford (1974–1977) |
| Frank Moore | January 20, 1977 | January 20, 1981 | Jimmy Carter (1977–1981) |
| Max Friedersdorf | January 20, 1981 | January 2, 1982 | Ronald Reagan (1981–1989) |
| Ken Duberstein | January 2, 1982 | December 15, 1983 | Ronald Reagan (1981–1989) |
| M. B. Oglesby | December 15, 1983 | February 28, 1986 | Ronald Reagan (1981–1989) |
| William Ball | February 28, 1986 | March 28, 1988 | Ronald Reagan (1981–1989) |
| Alan Kranowitz | March 28, 1988 | January 20, 1989 | Ronald Reagan (1981–1989) |
| Fred McClure | January 20, 1989 | January 14, 1992 | George H. W. Bush (1989–1993) |
| Nick Calio | January 14, 1992 | January 20, 1993 | George H. W. Bush (1989–1993) |
| Howard Paster | January 20, 1993 | January 1994 | Bill Clinton (1993–2001) |
| Pat Griffin | January 1994 | January 5, 1996 | Bill Clinton (1993–2001) |
| John Hilley | January 5, 1996 | January 1998 | Bill Clinton (1993–2001) |
| Larry Stein | January 1998 | January 5, 2000 | Bill Clinton (1993–2001) |
| Charles Brain | January 5, 2000 | January 20, 2001 | Bill Clinton (1993–2001) |
| Nick Calio | January 20, 2001 | January 2003 | George W. Bush (2001–2009) |
| David Hobbs | January 2003 | January 10, 2005 | George W. Bush (2001–2009) |
| Candi Wolff | January 10, 2005 | March 20, 2007 | George W. Bush (2001–2009) |
| Dan Meyer | March 20, 2007 | January 20, 2009 | George W. Bush (2001–2009) |
| Phil Schiliro | January 20, 2009 | February 11, 2011 | Barack Obama (2009–2017) |
| Rob Nabors | February 11, 2011 | January 25, 2013 | Barack Obama (2009–2017) |
| Miguel Rodriguez | January 25, 2013 | January 1, 2014 | Barack Obama (2009–2017) |
| Katie Beirne Fallon | January 1, 2014 | February 13, 2016 | Barack Obama (2009–2017) |
| Amy Rosenbaum | February 13, 2016 | January 20, 2017 | Barack Obama (2009–2017) |
| Marc Short | January 20, 2017 | July 20, 2018 | Donald Trump (2017–2021) |
| Shahira Knight | July 20, 2018 | June 17, 2019 | Donald Trump (2017–2021) |
| Eric Ueland | June 17, 2019 | June 5, 2020 | Donald Trump (2017–2021) |
| Amy Swonger | June 5, 2020 | January 20, 2021 | Donald Trump (2017–2021) |
| Louisa Terrell | January 20, 2021 | August 1, 2023 | Joe Biden (2021–2025) |
| Shuwanza Goff | August 1, 2023 | January 20, 2025 | Joe Biden (2021–2025) |
| James Braid | January 20, 2025 | Incumbent | Donald Trump (2025–present) |